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snapd-glib package

Removal of gir1.2-snapd-1:amd64 libsnapd-glib1:amd64 should not ruin the system

Bug #1951164 reported by Norbert
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This bug affects 4 people
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snapd-glib (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Running `sudo apt autopurge gir1.2-snapd-1:amd64 libsnapd-glib1:amd64` on freshly installed Ubuntu MATE 21.10 system will ruin the system as follows:

```
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  apturl* apturl-common* ayatana-indicator-sound* bluez-cups* cups* cups-browsed* cups-core-drivers* cups-daemon* cups-server-common*
  gir1.2-goa-1.0* gir1.2-snapd-1* hplip* hplip-data* libcanberra-pulse* libcupsimage2* libgutenprint-common* libgutenprint9* libhpmud0*
  libimagequant0* libpulsedsp* libsane-hpaio* libsbc1* libsnapd-glib1* libspeexdsp1* printer-driver-gutenprint* printer-driver-hpcups*
  printer-driver-postscript-hp* printer-driver-splix* pulseaudio* pulseaudio-module-bluetooth* pulseaudio-utils* python3-dateutil* python3-debconf*
  python3-olefile* python3-pil* python3-renderpm* python3-reportlab* python3-reportlab-accel* python3-software-properties* rtkit*
  software-properties-common* software-properties-gtk* ssl-cert* ubuntu-mate-core* ubuntu-mate-desktop* ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk* update-manager*
  update-notifier* update-notifier-common*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 49 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 49,3 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
```

It is not acceptable. Please change adjust dependencies and provide users a choice. Some of them do not want to use Snaps at all while staying with Ubuntu. Switching to Debian is not a solution.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: libsnapd-glib1 1.58-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-19.19-generic 5.13.14
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Wed Nov 17 00:28:29 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-10-14 (33 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: snapd-glib
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Norbert (nrbrtx) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in snapd-glib (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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bluedxca93 (bluedxca93) wrote :

Cups and pulseaudio can be snapd free very easily by disabling the ubuntu additional snap patches during build.

It should be possible to provide snapdfree alternatives of tzhese two packages that can be installed once snapd is removed.

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